M. M. Frocht

Mr. Max Mark Frocht was honored for his professional accomplishments by the 1967 initiation of the M.M. Frocht Award. The award recognizes “outstanding achievement as an educator in the field of experimental mechanics,” and is presented annually.

Dr. Frocht’s work on photoelasticity research on stress concentration factors and 3-D techniques and his two-volume treatise on photoelasticity is considered a classic and has been translated into Russian, Spanish, and Chinese. Its publication was credited with revitalizing interest in photoelasticity.

Dr. Frocht was a student of Steven Timoshenko and many of his own students have made important contributions to the field of experimental mechanics. He presented papers and lectures on photoelasticity and experimental stress analysis in all parts of the world.

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2023 Recipient

Picture of Krishnamurthi Ramesh

In recognition of outstanding achievements as an educator in the field of experimental mechanics.

Krishnamurthi Ramesh
Professor Krishnamurthi Ramesh is currently the K Mahesh Chair Professor at the Department of Applied Mechanics, IIT Madras.

He is a Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering and has made significant contributions to the advancement of Digital Photoelasticity. Written the widely referenced first monograph on Digital Photoelasticity, Springer in 2000, and published a book on Developments in Photoelasticity: A renaissance, IOP in 2021 to popularize the use of photoelasticity in diverse fields. His lectures on Engineering Mechanics, Experimental Stress Analysis, and Engineering Fracture Mechanics are available on YouTube. He has also developed a virtual polariscope for online teaching and simulation and processing software for Photoelastic analysis.

He has received several recognitions: Zandman award in 2012, Distinguished Alumnus Award of NIT, Trichy (2008), and Member of the Editorial Boards of International Journals.

 
The Society acknowledges the following individuals who were given the M.M. Frocht Award in the past.
 
2022 - Wei-Chung Wang 2021 - Michael Mello 2020 - Junlan Wang
2019 - Martin W. Trethewey 2018 - Ghatu Subhash 2017 - Alberto Carpinteri
2016 - Lawrence N. Virgin 2015 - John Lambros 2014 - William L. Fourney
2013 - Wendy C. Crone 2012 - Sia Nemat-Nasser 2011 - Nancy Sottos
2010 - Eann A. Patterson 2009 - Fu-Pen Chiang 2008 - Ryszard J. Pryputniewicz
2007 - Michael A. Sutton 2006 - Isaac M. Daniel 2005 - David L. Brown
2004 - Albert Cardon 2003 - Ares Rosakis 2002 - David J. Ewins
2001 - Arun Shukla 2000 - Gary .L. Cloud 1999 - Peter K. Stein
1998 - Loren W. Zachary 1997 - Joseph Der Hovanesian 1996 - William N. Sharpe Jr.
1995 - Albert S. Kobayashi 1994 - Robert J. Sanford 1993 - Clyde E. Work
1992 - Ian M. Allison 1991 - James F. Doyle 1990 - John B. Ligon
1989 - Thomas W. Corby, Jr 1988 - Daniel Post 1987 - Robert E. Rowlands
1986 - W.F. Swinson 1985 - Kenneth G. McConnell 1984 - Christian P. Burger
1983 - C.W. Smith 1982 - T. Kunio 1981 - V.J. Parks
1980 - Cesar A. Sciammarella 1979 - Emmett E. Day 1978 - J.T. Pindera
1977 - William F. Riley 1976 - James W. Dally 1975 - D.K. Wright
1974 - R.D. Mindlin 1973 - Peter K. Stein 1972 - E.O. Stitz
1971 - Daniel C. Drucker 1970 - William M. Murray 1969 - Charles E. Taylor
1968 - Max M. Frocht